CVE-2021-22054 is a vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Uem Console
Published on December 17, 2021
VMware Workspace ONE UEM console 20.0.8 prior to 20.0.8.37, 20.11.0 prior to 20.11.0.40, 21.2.0 prior to 21.2.0.27, and 21.5.0 prior to 21.5.0.37 contain an SSRF vulnerability. This issue may allow a malicious actor with network access to UEM to send their requests without authentication and to gain access to sensitive information.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Omnissa Workspace ONE Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Omnissa Workspace One UEM formerly known as VMware Workspace One UEM contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor with network access to UEM to send their requests without authentication and to gain access to sensitive information.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 23, 2026: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-22054 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a SSRF Vulnerability?
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. By providing URLs to unexpected hosts or ports, attackers can make it appear that the server is sending the request, possibly bypassing access controls such as firewalls that prevent the attackers from accessing the URLs directly. The server can be used as a proxy to conduct port scanning of hosts in internal networks, use other URLs such as that can access documents on the system (using file://), or use other protocols such as gopher:// or tftp://, which may provide greater control over the contents of requests.
CVE-2021-22054 has been classified to as a SSRF vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-22054
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Exploit Probability
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